03858nam 2200781uu 450 991096471180332120260114005247.00-19-028435-80-19-770245-71-280-53033-20-19-535215-71-4294-0133-810.1093/oso/9780195126150.001.0001(CKB)1000000000415310(EBL)270898(OCoLC)243613682(SSID)ssj0000251515(PQKBManifestationID)11238833(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251515(PQKBWorkID)10175184(PQKB)11106628(Au-PeEL)EBL270898(CaPaEBR)ebr10142440(CaONFJC)MIL53033(OCoLC)936848589(OCoLC)1406780707(StDuBDS)9780197702451(OCoLC)39546095(FINmELB)ELB166822(MiAaPQ)EBC270898(EXLCZ)99100000000041531019990902e20231999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA stitch in time lean retailing and the transformation of manufacturing - lessons from the apparel and textile industries /Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond, David WeilFirst edition.New York:Oxford University Press,2023.1 online resource (385 pages)Oxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 1999.0-19-512615-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; 1. The New Competitive Advantage in Apparel; 2. The Past as Prologue: Historical Background on the U.S. Retail, Apparel, and Textile Industries; 3. The Retail Revolution: Traditional Versus Lean Retailing; 4. The Building Blocks of Lean Retailing; 5. The Impact of Lean Retailing; 6. Inventory Management for the Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Stocking Decisions; 7. Inventory Management for the Manufacturer: Production Planning and Optimal Sourcing Decisions; 8. Apparel Operations: Getting Ready to Sew; 9. Apparel Operations: Assembly and the Sewing Room10. Human Resources in Apparel 11. Textile Operations: Spinning, Weaving, and Finishing Cloth; 12. The Economic Viability of Textiles: A Tale of Multiple Channels; 13. The Global Marketplace; 14. Suppliers in a Lean World: Firm and Industry Performance in an Integrated Channel; 15. Information-Integrated Channels: Public Policy Implications and Future Directions; Appendix A: List of Acronyms; Appendix B: The HCTAR Survey; Appendix C: Data Sources; Appendix D: Companies Visited or Interviewed by HCTAR; Notes; Subject Index; Name Index; Business IndexExplaining the major changes occurring in the US textile and clothing industry, this book shows the central role of information systems in providing data on sales at the retail level that is communicated back through the supply chain.Oxford scholarship online.Clothing tradeUnited StatesManagementManufacturing industriesUnited StatesManagementData processingRetail tradeUnited StatesManagementClothing tradeManagement.Manufacturing industriesManagementData processing.Retail tradeManagement.687/.068/8Abernathy Frederick H.285447Dunlop John T.Hammond Janice H.Weil David1961-DLCDLCUkStDuBDSZBOOK9910964711803321A stitch in time4446694UNINA